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the family's lawyer and the united states here, the deputy solicitor general of the united states argueed that under u.s. domestic law, torts like this, actions for injuries, damages for these injuries has always held that corporations are potentiall liable parties. >> ifill: that was the case in the second case as well which involved torture? >> that was in the first case. and i should add that there was another argument. and a very vigorous argument by the oil company's attorney kathleen sullivan that you look to international law to answer both questions. the justices seemed more incline to follow that argument than the argument of the united states and the families. in the second case, the torture victim protection act. that gives an action to citizens in the united states as we as n-citizens for damages against an individual. that word "individual" is very important here. who tortures or kills under the color of law of a foreign nation. this argument focused on the meaning of the word "individual." the claim here was brought by the family of a man who was a nationalized citizen. he w
the family's lawyer and the united states here, the deputy solicitor general of the united states argueed that under u.s. domestic law, torts like this, actions for injuries, damages for these injuries has always held that corporations are potentiall liable parties. >> ifill: that was the case in the second case as well which involved torture? >> that was in the first case. and i should add that there was another argument. and a very vigorous argument by the oil company's attorney...
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soon he will be our party's nominee for vice president of the united states. who says this isn't the greatest country on earth? [cheers and applause] you know they call this america's come-back team. i need a good come-back, i need some true believers. if you believe we can do better, if you want your children and our children to have a stronger more prosperous america, then mitt romney and paul ryan need your help. because we cannot turn this tide only though if all of us are all in all of the time. all the way until the 6th of november. it starts here with the convention that will lead to victory for our party and more importantly victory for our people and a great cause of freedom. god bless you. [cheers and applause] >> those were the remarks of house speaker john boehner, just concluded a few moments ago. right now we're going to join in progress priebus, the chairman of the republican party after chairg the gop. >> he just asked how can i help. that's the mark of a true leader. a humble focus on getting the job done. mitt romney spent his life turning ar
soon he will be our party's nominee for vice president of the united states. who says this isn't the greatest country on earth? [cheers and applause] you know they call this america's come-back team. i need a good come-back, i need some true believers. if you believe we can do better, if you want your children and our children to have a stronger more prosperous america, then mitt romney and paul ryan need your help. because we cannot turn this tide only though if all of us are all in all of the...
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i expect those new energy sources to be built right here in the united states. that's going to help jeremy get a job. it's also going to make sure you're not paying as much for gas >> crowley: governor, on the subject of gas prices >> romney: let's look at the president's policies as opposed to the rhetoric. we've had four years of policies being played out. the president is right in terms of the additional oil production but none of it came on federal land. as a matter of fact, oil production is down 14% this year on federal land. gas production is down 9%. why? because the president cut in half the number of licenses and permits for drilling on federal lands and in federal waters. so where did the increase come from? a lot of it came from north dakota. what was his participation there? the administration brought a criminal action against the people drilling up there for o. this massive new resource we have. what was the cost? 20 or 25 birds were killed. they brought out a migratory bird act to go after them on a criminal basis. look i want to make sure we use
i expect those new energy sources to be built right here in the united states. that's going to help jeremy get a job. it's also going to make sure you're not paying as much for gas >> crowley: governor, on the subject of gas prices >> romney: let's look at the president's policies as opposed to the rhetoric. we've had four years of policies being played out. the president is right in terms of the additional oil production but none of it came on federal land. as a matter of fact, oil...
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in paris, president nicholas sarkozy called off efforts to train afghan units until security improves. >> sreenivasan: 15 french soldiers were wounded in the attack. a quarter of a million homes and businesses were in the dark today in washington state after a major winter storm knocked out the power. the storm was also causing widespread flooding as heavy snow and ice began melting. rivers in oregon spilled out of their banks, as well, and more rain was in the forecast. the orange glow of fire kept fire crews on edge outside reno, nevada. thousands of people had to flee after the fast-moving brush fire tore through the area yesterday. it reached the city outskirts overnight, destroying at least 26 homes. by today, firefighters had the blaze 50% contained. the fire was fueled by 80 mile- an-hour winds. the front steps of courthouses in a number of u.s. cities were occupied by protesters today. the rallies were aimed at a landmark u.s. supreme court decision that abolished most limits on corporate and labor spending in federal elections. in washington, about 150 people marched in front
in paris, president nicholas sarkozy called off efforts to train afghan units until security improves. >> sreenivasan: 15 french soldiers were wounded in the attack. a quarter of a million homes and businesses were in the dark today in washington state after a major winter storm knocked out the power. the storm was also causing widespread flooding as heavy snow and ice began melting. rivers in oregon spilled out of their banks, as well, and more rain was in the forecast. the orange glow...
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we received the largest grant in the united states for $142. it is a grant from the department of transportation. we're building light rail in the city of atlanta. we matched it dollar for dollar. we put hundreds of people to work. the point i'm making is we know how to do complex projects to get our economy moving fast. >> we have raised revenue and we have cut spending at the same time displood all right, we are going to leave it there. we want to thank you all, mayor villaraigosa,ayor reed, mayor parker, thank you for beak here. >> it's a pleasure to be here. >> woodruff: we're listening to i think the very end of senator charles schumer. i think that's who is on the floor. >> it is. >> families who aren't sure what monday morning will bring but who believe our nation's best days are still ahead. president obama hasn't stopped fighting for those families, and now we need to fight for him. ( applause ) to those like mitt romney who want to take us backward, let us send a strong, strong message in november as we say in brooklyn, fuugataabout o
we received the largest grant in the united states for $142. it is a grant from the department of transportation. we're building light rail in the city of atlanta. we matched it dollar for dollar. we put hundreds of people to work. the point i'm making is we know how to do complex projects to get our economy moving fast. >> we have raised revenue and we have cut spending at the same time displood all right, we are going to leave it there. we want to thank you all, mayor villaraigosa,ayor...
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he did it at the olympics, as massachusetts governor and he'll do it as president of the united states. fill. >> woodruff: it was a few years after staples, governor leavitt, you were state of utah and you were reached out to mitt romney during a crisis? >> we had received a bid for the olympics games, we were in the midst of preparing and there was a national scandal we were caught in the midst of. we needed a new leader and i took it upon myself to find him. i had a very specific profile in mind. i needed someone who had a proven track record of turning things around and i need someone with financial discipline to turn the budget problem and third i needed someone who could exert the inspiration required to help our state believe again and the olympic community. if you look back you can see a pattern where he stepped in and began to give a speech over and over about needing to divide from the things that we want and the things that we absolutely need to do this and he brought the deficit down to instead of a $400 million deficit we had $100 million surplus. but more importantly he wa
he did it at the olympics, as massachusetts governor and he'll do it as president of the united states. fill. >> woodruff: it was a few years after staples, governor leavitt, you were state of utah and you were reached out to mitt romney during a crisis? >> we had received a bid for the olympics games, we were in the midst of preparing and there was a national scandal we were caught in the midst of. we needed a new leader and i took it upon myself to find him. i had a very specific...
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speaker, the president of the united states. >> woodruff: one of the criticisms of mr. obama's leadership is that he's had so much difficulty winning support from congress. many republicans say that's because he was too beholden to his democratic base. tom davis is a former g.o.p. congressman from virginia. >> when he got elected i think he had every intention of trying to bring everybody together behind him, let's work together, but he had a democratic congress. the minute you go over and sit down with the republicans you'll have pelosi and the democrats fighting saying "we won the election." so the pressure is for him to produce a work product and the republicans weren't going to follow over and say "oh, yeah, let's work together." it's tough situation. when your party controls both houses, those interest groups control the agenda. they don't want to give it away to the other side. >> reporter: but the number two democrat, dick durbin, said the president often took on leaders of his own party. he recounted a late night white house meeting on health care reform in janu
speaker, the president of the united states. >> woodruff: one of the criticisms of mr. obama's leadership is that he's had so much difficulty winning support from congress. many republicans say that's because he was too beholden to his democratic base. tom davis is a former g.o.p. congressman from virginia. >> when he got elected i think he had every intention of trying to bring everybody together behind him, let's work together, but he had a democratic congress. the minute you go...
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god bless the united states of america. thank you. >> and we turn to the analysis of she's and brooks. mark she's and new york times columnist david brooks. david, it's not a surprise mitt romney won. is there anything that caught your eye? >> yes. people said he had all of this money and ran negative ads. 40 percent of the voters decided in 2011, last month. he trownsed gingrich. they are more of his kind of voters. south carolina is more of a outliner. florida is more of a representative of the country. they're main street republicans. they like romney no matter what the ads say. it's good news for him going down the road. >> what do you think, mark? >> think the world of david. without the debates and ads he doesn't come back. i think the chemistry changed. i agree with david in the absentee and early ballots he did very well. it was once said that people told me that voters didn't like negative ads. i didn't use any and i lost. 92 percent of the ads used in florida were negative. i don't think it's any question. you loo
god bless the united states of america. thank you. >> and we turn to the analysis of she's and brooks. mark she's and new york times columnist david brooks. david, it's not a surprise mitt romney won. is there anything that caught your eye? >> yes. people said he had all of this money and ran negative ads. 40 percent of the voters decided in 2011, last month. he trownsed gingrich. they are more of his kind of voters. south carolina is more of a outliner. florida is more of a...
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states' response. >> ifill: the united nations response was not sufficient? >> the united nations is not sufficient and they're not sure what we would do. turkey is beside themselves with concerns about the refugee problems and the kurds but they're not certain about our posture or they would probably take more effective action. >> we have to be very honest it's united states at times and we've seen it with iran and syria, is sometimes unprepared to act. there are those in the region who have a stake in this and understand it. you can't-- if we can't move the russians-- and our russian reset is another failure of this administration. it didn't get us very much. we pulled the plug out from our friends in poland and czech republic on missile defense. as a result the u.n. is somewhat paralyzed can't act, and there are others who can act and should have act. >> woodruff: that calls to mind the comment governor romney made not long ago vin weber, and that is he called russia the greatest enemy that the united states has. >> i have to correct you, judy. he said the
states' response. >> ifill: the united nations response was not sufficient? >> the united nations is not sufficient and they're not sure what we would do. turkey is beside themselves with concerns about the refugee problems and the kurds but they're not certain about our posture or they would probably take more effective action. >> we have to be very honest it's united states at times and we've seen it with iran and syria, is sometimes unprepared to act. there are those in the...
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we have half the guns 245 are in the world are in the united states. i mean guns are a problem. and i think they still have to be confronted. >> woodruff: something like 280 million guns. >> we're to the going to get rid of all those guns. that's to the going to happen. >> daniel patrick moynihan and tax ammunition. >> i think there are a series of reasonable things we could do, even going back to the 1990s wen it comes to ammunition, magazine size, and the sought-- certain types of semiautomatic weapons. you should be able to make that case. we swung so far in this debate in the libertarian direction, that those are fairly minimal burdens on anyone's rights when it comes to this. it might have a marginal positive impact on gun violence. but any solution is also going have to deal with mental health issues. security in schools, i don't think it's practical to put armed people in tens of thousands of schools. but security in schools, as well as reasonable gun controls. we're going to have to do a bunch of things in this area. >> sobering topic and we'll be coming back to. michael
we have half the guns 245 are in the world are in the united states. i mean guns are a problem. and i think they still have to be confronted. >> woodruff: something like 280 million guns. >> we're to the going to get rid of all those guns. that's to the going to happen. >> daniel patrick moynihan and tax ammunition. >> i think there are a series of reasonable things we could do, even going back to the 1990s wen it comes to ammunition, magazine size, and the sought--...
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the conservative chief justice of the united states today single-handedly saved the most important domestic achievement of a liberal president, john roberts sided with the four liberal justices voting five to four to uphold nearly all of president obama'sealthcare law, and leaving his conservative colleagues to join the dissenting opinion. at the heart of the law is what is called the individual mandate, it requires americans to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty. that was found constitutional, other parts of the law also stand. insurance companies cannot disqualify people who have a preexisting illness, they can't raise rates on the chronically sick and children can remain on their parent's plans until the age of 26. there was one setback for the law, the court said that congress cannot force the states to expand medicaid to cover more of the poor. we have a team of correspondents covering the story, our chief legal correspondent jan crawford is at the supreme court and, jan, it was a complicated decision today, the majority rejected the president's main argument, but still found a w
the conservative chief justice of the united states today single-handedly saved the most important domestic achievement of a liberal president, john roberts sided with the four liberal justices voting five to four to uphold nearly all of president obama'sealthcare law, and leaving his conservative colleagues to join the dissenting opinion. at the heart of the law is what is called the individual mandate, it requires americans to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty. that was found...
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he's president of the united states and i can't vote. and i think if i got to -- and i think that set a lot of wheels in motion more than i realized. but i would say this. i think when they write the biography of president obama i think one of the things that is underappreciated -- i think he's been a great representative of the united stas. arlie, we're sitting here the day before the election, it's appearing the day of the election where we are debating whether to replace a black man whose middle name is hussein with a mormon. okay? where else do they do that? is this a great country or what? i think president obama whatever happens, he has been a great representative for the best of america around the world and our standing in the world has benefited from that. >> rose: david brooks? this question, unless you want to follow up on that. it is the capacity of leadership to be able to bring together these forces. is there -- what's necessary for president to be able to reach out and have the kind of leadership ability and the kind of arg
he's president of the united states and i can't vote. and i think if i got to -- and i think that set a lot of wheels in motion more than i realized. but i would say this. i think when they write the biography of president obama i think one of the things that is underappreciated -- i think he's been a great representative of the united stas. arlie, we're sitting here the day before the election, it's appearing the day of the election where we are debating whether to replace a black man whose...
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yet he's running for the president of the united states. we need to get to know him a little bit better. i believe we will by the end of this convention. >> ifill: kathy mcmorris rogers, congressman from washington state, republican convention host. thank you very much >> thank you very much. good to be with you. >> woodruff: now to our news maker interview with the man who heads the republican platform committee. that sets the official party agenda. he also chairs the republican governors' association. he is the governor of virginia, bob mcdonnell. thanks for being with us >> thanks, judy woodruff: tell us for people who are watching who don't understand what the platform committee is. this is an active, many of them very conservative members of the republican party. is this a document meant to reflect their views or a document meant to appeal to the broad american population? >> i would hope it's both. there are two representatives from each of the 50 states. and then two from each of the six territories. we ghettoing and in a couple of d
yet he's running for the president of the united states. we need to get to know him a little bit better. i believe we will by the end of this convention. >> ifill: kathy mcmorris rogers, congressman from washington state, republican convention host. thank you very much >> thank you very much. good to be with you. >> woodruff: now to our news maker interview with the man who heads the republican platform committee. that sets the official party agenda. he also chairs the...
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states, when i'm president of the united states, we will stand with israel. and if israel is attacked, we have their back. not just diplomatically, not just culturally but militarily. that's number one. number two with regards to iran and the threat of iran, there's no question but that a nuclear iran, a nuclear capableable iran is teat to eric notnlyto our friends but ultimately to us to have iran have nuclear material, nuclear weapons that can be used against us or used to be threatening to us. it's also essential for us to understand what our mission is in iran. and that is to dissuade iran from having a nuclear weapon, through peaceful and diplomatic means. and crippling sanctions are something i called four or five years ago when i was in israel, at the conference i laid out seven step, crippling sanctions were number one. and they do work. you're seeing it right now in the economy. it's absolutely the right thing to do to have crippling sancton. i uld have put them in pla earer b it good that we have them. number two something i would add today is i wou
states, when i'm president of the united states, we will stand with israel. and if israel is attacked, we have their back. not just diplomatically, not just culturally but militarily. that's number one. number two with regards to iran and the threat of iran, there's no question but that a nuclear iran, a nuclear capableable iran is teat to eric notnlyto our friends but ultimately to us to have iran have nuclear material, nuclear weapons that can be used against us or used to be threatening to...
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defining east, demands between china and the united states and the realization it is not a zero sum game. there are problems that transcend are lationships, climate change global health and science. science and technology are ging us extraordinary insight who we are and how much we share. enormous power for both state and non-state actions. always at the heart of the nation's strengthing its ability to educate and press forward the frontier. these are issues not just to politicians but for all of us including the president. if there's one lesson that is if we can harness capacity for diverse experiences, cooperation and understanding, then there's a possibility for renewed hope. so we continue this evening not with the question of who won the election but where do we go from here. what is the great opportunity for the next four years. joining me, a remarkable group of peple have written and thought hard about the choices ahead. from washington d.c., tom friedman. he's a columnist for the "new york times" and coauthor of that used to be us, how america fell beyond the world we invented an
defining east, demands between china and the united states and the realization it is not a zero sum game. there are problems that transcend are lationships, climate change global health and science. science and technology are ging us extraordinary insight who we are and how much we share. enormous power for both state and non-state actions. always at the heart of the nation's strengthing its ability to educate and press forward the frontier. these are issues not just to politicians but for all...
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. >> i mean ohio is a swing state for a reason, is that it resembles the united states, rural areas and suburban areas, you could certainly have a case where romney wins the popular vote by one point and obama wins ohio and iowa by one point that is possible, maybe a one or two-point shift but there is most no way to look at the historof tsounry or try to do the more complex things, the mathematical models unlikely to have romney win the popular and have him lose the electorial college. >> rose: the sites and sounds of hurricane sandy, mark halperin and nate silver when we continue. funding for charlie rose was provided by the following. additional funding provided by these funders. and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> hurricane sandy barreled through the northeast last night, the devastating impact was wide-ranging, cities and towns were hammered by the storm that left many without power and other vital resources. here are some of the si
. >> i mean ohio is a swing state for a reason, is that it resembles the united states, rural areas and suburban areas, you could certainly have a case where romney wins the popular vote by one point and obama wins ohio and iowa by one point that is possible, maybe a one or two-point shift but there is most no way to look at the historof tsounry or try to do the more complex things, the mathematical models unlikely to have romney win the popular and have him lose the electorial college....
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he has access to the syrian ambassador here in the united states. he has access to high-level members of the syrian intelligence agency. >> sreenivasan: his trial is set for may. he is jailed without bail now, though he freely admits he's an assad supporter his family and associates say he wouldn't risk his and his wife and children's livelihoods here. they insist he's innocent. he expressed a desire to be interviewed by the newshour but our requests were denied by the authorities who hold him. his public defender also declined to speak on the record. the syrian embassy in washington d.c. has repeatedly refused newshour requests for an on-camera interview with either the ambassador or a top aide on this matter. and whether the syrian government is running agents in the united states. but in a statement they did say there have been concerted efforts recently by individuals and the media to spread lies and distortions regarding the embassy of syria. these proceed post russ allegations claim that the embassy is involved in targeting or intimidating syr
he has access to the syrian ambassador here in the united states. he has access to high-level members of the syrian intelligence agency. >> sreenivasan: his trial is set for may. he is jailed without bail now, though he freely admits he's an assad supporter his family and associates say he wouldn't risk his and his wife and children's livelihoods here. they insist he's innocent. he expressed a desire to be interviewed by the newshour but our requests were denied by the authorities who...
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but what really matters for israel is the united states. the u.s. has many ways of communicating with israel. there are many channels, public, private, but this is where the u.s. can come in. it's not the first time, by the way on the e-1 in particular. this settlement project. there were previous times where the u.s.... there was a freezing of construction. to deal with the current crisis ultimately as david said if the u.s. does not take leadership and bring the sides together in a virtuous dynamic of mutual diplomacy we'll end up with more and more of these instances that will resolve ultimately in a fight. >> suarez: we saw the palestinians being warned, the israelis said they would come back with them if this statehood vote went ahead. can they plausibly act wounded or surprised the week after? >> there are two ways of approaching this. you can approach this as a tit for tat. i would use the word infant aisleway of dealing with the conflict or you can aapproach it as a grown-up. look at your ultimate objective. if israel and the palestinians wa
but what really matters for israel is the united states. the u.s. has many ways of communicating with israel. there are many channels, public, private, but this is where the u.s. can come in. it's not the first time, by the way on the e-1 in particular. this settlement project. there were previous times where the u.s.... there was a freezing of construction. to deal with the current crisis ultimately as david said if the u.s. does not take leadership and bring the sides together in a virtuous...
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this also occurred during the time when the great depression had just ended and the united states and a lot of people never recovered after the great depression but for many states eugenics was the solution for poverty. unfortunately north carolina wants to make sure that people recognize that this is not okay. >> suarez: charmaine, fuller- keer, thanks for joining us. >> back to our coverage of the new hampshire primary, mitt romney has been declared the winter, john huntsman spoke to his supporters at the black brimmer, a restaurant in manchester, new hampshire a short time ago. here is part of what he said. >> our nation's future is how prepared we are to rise up as the american people and hit head on the competitive challenges of the 21st century. you know what i am talking about? >> and this is about economics. and this is about education, and this is going to play out over the pacific ocean with countries that industry lived in before, and all i can tell you tonight, without any hint of hyperbole, folks, if we don't get our act together as home we will see the end of the america
this also occurred during the time when the great depression had just ended and the united states and a lot of people never recovered after the great depression but for many states eugenics was the solution for poverty. unfortunately north carolina wants to make sure that people recognize that this is not okay. >> suarez: charmaine, fuller- keer, thanks for joining us. >> back to our coverage of the new hampshire primary, mitt romney has been declared the winter, john huntsman spoke...
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but the united states was the trusted player. many afghans look at the fact that inside their country they see iran, china, india and other meddling inside their domestic operation. the u.s. was supposed to be the trusted ally. this makes it easier.... >> ifill: it didn't sound like that coming from karzai. >> no, and i don't think he can position himself to be that close to the united states while there is so much anger about this incident. i think that really does damage the ability to talk because what most afghans are beginning to realize and they've acquiesced to is the u.s. is on its way out. they see two or three more decades of turmoil and civil war as being the life they're likely to have. this makes the punctuation point of a departure point with the united states easier. that's really tragic. >> ifill: part of what was supposed to make this go more smoothly was the creation of programs like this village stabilization program where u.s. forces were inserted into the countryside and helped to smooth things out and create
but the united states was the trusted player. many afghans look at the fact that inside their country they see iran, china, india and other meddling inside their domestic operation. the u.s. was supposed to be the trusted ally. this makes it easier.... >> ifill: it didn't sound like that coming from karzai. >> no, and i don't think he can position himself to be that close to the united states while there is so much anger about this incident. i think that really does damage the...
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you know, the average length of time that i a share is held in the united states is now 22 seconds. >> rose: is that right? >> yes. i men this is sort of cracked up on us without us really knowing. >> rose: are you a good friend of peter mountain one of the few people that guide tony blair to the pry ministership. in the weeks leading up to i guess the first time that labor won and where it blair became prime minister, you were close to all these people. >> yes. >> rose: and you had high hopes for the new prime minister. >> yes. i found myself through accident of circumstands, i knew peter very well. being his main strategist. and then i became friends with tony blair and i was invited to travel, and really practically as a member of his family during the last couple of weeks of the general election. i was standing next to him when the exit polls told him he was going win by i a landslide so i was with him all the time. and i'm very grateful to him, although i may have a strange way of showing it. because -- >> some would say. >> not many journalists and almost no novelists ever get q
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>> well, the united states basically can't academy of act in the u.n. security council and get a u.n. security council blessing for international action in syria without russia's cooperation, of course, because russia can use its veto there. i think know-- look, watching syria is like watching a slow-motion train wreck. you can see this thing releaptlessly moving toward an uglier and uglier situation. it's been going that way for more than a year now. the united states has tried the nice way with rush ahas tried working with russia to come up with some sort of a solution and so forth, and it's just not happening. you know, and the-- as i said, the pressure is building for-- towards some kind of international intervention. >> brown: what do you see? what are the options? >> well, i mean, there are various different options that, you know, would basically create zones of syria in which the syrian government no longer has control and so forth. i think for a long time people were hoping that would act to speak to perhaps others within the syrian regime to b
>> well, the united states basically can't academy of act in the u.n. security council and get a u.n. security council blessing for international action in syria without russia's cooperation, of course, because russia can use its veto there. i think know-- look, watching syria is like watching a slow-motion train wreck. you can see this thing releaptlessly moving toward an uglier and uglier situation. it's been going that way for more than a year now. the united states has tried the nice...
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and lastly, the president of the united states has lead with a steady hand and clear vision. governor romney, the opposite. the last thing we need now is another war. >> congressman ryan. >> we mourn the loss of these four americans who were murdered. when you take a look at what has happened just in the last few weeks, they sent the u.n. ambassador out to say that this was because of a protest and a youtube video. it took the president two weeks to acknowledge that this was a terrorist attack. he went to the u.n. and in his speech at the u.n. he said six times, he talked about the youtube video. look, if we are hit by terrorists, we're going to call it for what it is, a terrorist attack. ou ambassador inparis has a marine detachment guarding him. shouldn't we have a marine detachment guarding our ambassador in benghazi, a place where we knew that there was an al qaeda cell with arms? this is becomes more troubling by the day. they first blamed the youtube video. now they are trying to blame its romney-ryan particular for making this an issue. with respect to iraq, we had the
and lastly, the president of the united states has lead with a steady hand and clear vision. governor romney, the opposite. the last thing we need now is another war. >> congressman ryan. >> we mourn the loss of these four americans who were murdered. when you take a look at what has happened just in the last few weeks, they sent the u.n. ambassador out to say that this was because of a protest and a youtube video. it took the president two weeks to acknowledge that this was a...
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that will cause some friction with the united states. the united states has gotten a great deal, quote unquote, over the last 30 years. the only country whose nuclear vessels have had passage through the suez canal, intelligence-sharing, military cooperation and essentially a pliant egypt. of course, that will change if there's democracy. it should change. >> brown: what kind of discussions are going on here in washington among u.s. policy-makers? >> well, overall there is a determination to see this through and hope that egypt ends up a more democratic and open place but there is a tension at the heart of this because our primary interlocutors are the military. the military has served washington's interest. >> brown: they're the people we still know best. >> yes and they're the people we're continuing to work with because those interests have not gone away. i don't think policy makers have exactly worked out the tension between these two things. that's why we are kind of being taken along with the news cycles in egypt rather than having
that will cause some friction with the united states. the united states has gotten a great deal, quote unquote, over the last 30 years. the only country whose nuclear vessels have had passage through the suez canal, intelligence-sharing, military cooperation and essentially a pliant egypt. of course, that will change if there's democracy. it should change. >> brown: what kind of discussions are going on here in washington among u.s. policy-makers? >> well, overall there is a...
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right now in the united states we have 1.2 million infected people. of those only 20% are supressed with treatment. if you want to slow the progression with treatment you have to do better than 28%. it sound way too early to take a victory. i>> it is way to early. we need to get more funding to fight aid. -- aids. the administration has been hard pressed on how they will move ahead globally. hillary clinton made a call for a blueprint for further actions and she is now waiting for another five months. it's the conference moving ahead with the great hope but without much meat behind it. >> the epidemic is changing shape. in the united states it's moved from big cities and often white gay men who are economically stable, into young black gay men in the deep south. that is the ep bu ep epicentre . that is a huge shift and this country is wrestling with that. we are seeing the aging of hiv people, by 2020 half of the people inaffected ar-- inexpect- infected are over 50. that is the same >> holman: watch all of ray's aids conference wrap-up on our health
right now in the united states we have 1.2 million infected people. of those only 20% are supressed with treatment. if you want to slow the progression with treatment you have to do better than 28%. it sound way too early to take a victory. i>> it is way to early. we need to get more funding to fight aid. -- aids. the administration has been hard pressed on how they will move ahead globally. hillary clinton made a call for a blueprint for further actions and she is now waiting for another...
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states. it is not our business. the haqqanis are not pakistani nationals. we will continue to work with all international partners, including the u.s., in combating extremism and terrorism." how the new designation will affect u.s./pakistan relations isn't clear. the relationship is already strained after american troops killed osama b laden, and u.s. drones continue to strike pakistan, even killing the son of a haqqani leader last month. fair says the situation could get worse. >> there have been several terrorist groups operating in pakistan with state support that we long ago designated as a foreign terrorist organization. pakistan did nothing. in some cases, it banned those we pretended to not notice and they pretended to not care. so in one scenario, this could be just like these designations. "we know at you are doing, we are going to pretend that you are not because we have work to get done in afghanistan." at the other extreme, this could open the way for the congress to say, "well, i
states. it is not our business. the haqqanis are not pakistani nationals. we will continue to work with all international partners, including the u.s., in combating extremism and terrorism." how the new designation will affect u.s./pakistan relations isn't clear. the relationship is already strained after american troops killed osama b laden, and u.s. drones continue to strike pakistan, even killing the son of a haqqani leader last month. fair says the situation could get worse. >>...
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. >> rose: what is your criticism of the president of the united states? >> well, i don't know that criticism is the right word. i believe that his job is to lead. when you tell me that congress won't pass a bill that the country desperately needs, that may be. but it's the president's job to go and to introduce the bill and to fight for it, even if he doesn't get it done. in our culture we've been in politics we've decided to call oh, he's a loser because idn' get it done. i would call him a hero for trying to get things done that we need. and if congress doesn't go along at least the public then knows where to focus their efforts to change the world. >> rose: do you believe that is politically doable? >> oh, yes, absolutely. there's this myth that the nra is this organization that decides who wins and who loses. first what's the difference if you lose. how you can look in a mirror and say to get my campaign going or to win an election i was willing to let more kidsetille i mean somehow or another we have this all mixed up here. we keep talking about is i
. >> rose: what is your criticism of the president of the united states? >> well, i don't know that criticism is the right word. i believe that his job is to lead. when you tell me that congress won't pass a bill that the country desperately needs, that may be. but it's the president's job to go and to introduce the bill and to fight for it, even if he doesn't get it done. in our culture we've been in politics we've decided to call oh, he's a loser because idn' get it done. i would...
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united states were dominant and i think that is beginning to recede. brown brown how would you see it changing? >> well, the regulatory framework is still a work from n progress. two, the institutions themselves are slowly adjusting so old habits die hard. third, because finance is so globally interconnected across borders you need good international coordination. we don't have that. and finally and most importantly the outlook remains unusually uncertain to use chairman bernanke... so think about it in the following way, jeff. you've had a major accident on the freeway, you recognize you have to redesign t freay but the plans aren't complete, the cars haven't been modified and it's foggy. the result is suboptimal outcome. >> brown: lynn stout, you started by giving us an depressing picture of things that haven't changed. give me an example. in terms of the regulatory system not kicking in or banks ignoring it? what are you seeing? >> what we're dealing with here is the fact that the banking industry and the financial industry changed faly dramatically
united states were dominant and i think that is beginning to recede. brown brown how would you see it changing? >> well, the regulatory framework is still a work from n progress. two, the institutions themselves are slowly adjusting so old habits die hard. third, because finance is so globally interconnected across borders you need good international coordination. we don't have that. and finally and most importantly the outlook remains unusually uncertain to use chairman bernanke... so...
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nondisclosure to the congress of the united states. keeping information from the people of the united states. and i think it's an uortunate chapter but it had to be opened. >> brown: he ultimately became the second longest-serving senator ever. as president protem of the senate he was third in line to succeed the president. >> do you solemnly swear... brown: this morning vermont senator patrick leahy was sworn into that post. daniel he died monday of respiratory complications. he was 88 years old. friends and family said his final word was aloha. >> woodruff: we have more on senator inouye online, including a video clip from the ken burns documentary "the war." >> ifill: finally tonight, words of comfort in a time of tragedy, for kids and adults. and again to ray suarez. >> suarez: on friday as details of the horrific shooting in newtown emerged a group that supports public television posted on facebook this image and these rds from the late fredoger "when i was a boy and i would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me,
nondisclosure to the congress of the united states. keeping information from the people of the united states. and i think it's an uortunate chapter but it had to be opened. >> brown: he ultimately became the second longest-serving senator ever. as president protem of the senate he was third in line to succeed the president. >> do you solemnly swear... brown: this morning vermont senator patrick leahy was sworn into that post. daniel he died monday of respiratory complications. he...
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president of the united states, in 1976. marvelous campaign, a great campaign. stu spencer who was a strategist met with the president in the white house with bob teeter and dick cheney was chief of the staff. said mr. president, are you a great president but you are a terrible campaigner. everywhere you go your numbers go down. so they had a rose garden strategy. i called stu spencer this week to talk about this. and he said the problem that mitt romney has, he doesn't have a rose garden. i mean he can't go back and be sort of in charge of the government. and i just think it's a legal problem. i agree with david on what he said about the 47% because it played into a stereotype that already existed. and they have a narrative about romney that he was out of touch. my wife ann drives two cadillacs. you want to bet $10,000 he said to rick perry, that tied in. and the 47% speech that he gave on tape just reinforced that about people's already thought. >> woodruff: how do you see that. >> yeah, first of all, i think mitt romney does have a rose garden near the croque
president of the united states, in 1976. marvelous campaign, a great campaign. stu spencer who was a strategist met with the president in the white house with bob teeter and dick cheney was chief of the staff. said mr. president, are you a great president but you are a terrible campaigner. everywhere you go your numbers go down. so they had a rose garden strategy. i called stu spencer this week to talk about this. and he said the problem that mitt romney has, he doesn't have a rose garden. i...
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she puts much of the blame on snack food imported from the united states. with sales peaking at home, american companies are searching for new markets. in 2009, 25% of coca-cola's operating profits came from latin america. and last year, nearly half of pepsi's sales were from outside the u.s. >> the marketing of junk food, candy, chips, soda at very low price really takes advantage of the poorest people. they're trying to show this image that if you drink soda or eat the junk food, you'll be healthy, happy, modern. >> reporter:ut coke and pepsi insi the products ould not be singled out for the rise in tooth decay. in a statement for the newshour, pepsico officials said: "with basic dental hygiene practices, people have enjoyed our products for decades without risk to their dental health." coca-cola officials said in a statement: "we believe that parents should decide what their children eat and drink. any food or beverage containing sugars and starches, including some of our beverages, can contribute to the development of cavities." >> reporter: but in el s
she puts much of the blame on snack food imported from the united states. with sales peaking at home, american companies are searching for new markets. in 2009, 25% of coca-cola's operating profits came from latin america. and last year, nearly half of pepsi's sales were from outside the u.s. >> the marketing of junk food, candy, chips, soda at very low price really takes advantage of the poorest people. they're trying to show this image that if you drink soda or eat the junk food, you'll...
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and between him and speaker boehner last summer and that this was -- >> the united states lost its credit rating as you will recall as a consequence of this, or potential shut down and so theresint was at that time according to best reporting or most reporting, ready to offer this grand bargain. the speaker was as well but found out that his own caucus, it would be a mutiny. this, david is right, this was to be the enforcing mechanism. you can see it is a serious enforcing meck civil because it has gotten their attention. >> you were also saying earlier today this highlights a division among some republicans that defense hawks versus so-called tea party hawks. how much of a fact certificate that. >> it really opened newspaper the last year or two, you have the defense hawks who really think this would devastate or think cut was devastate our national security and they're lead by monday jean chretien main and lindsay graham and the more tea party oriented people who are just not that-- they're not against defense spending but it's not a priority, lowering taxes and economic domestic econom
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. >> woodruff: the past 12 months are the warmest ever recorded in the united states since record keeping began in 1895. that word comes as a new report from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration today says climate change, including human factors, has increased the odds of extreme weather. ( sirens ) the severe storms that finally broke the deadly heat wave in the united states blew in with their own set of dangers this week. in greensboro, north carolina, residents are struggling to recover from flooding and power outages brought on by slow moving storms yesterday. in fredericksburg, virginia, violent thunderstorms pummeled a cheerleading facility. >> we were scared, and we were just, like, praying to god and hoping that we weren't going to die. >> and we saw it. it just came in on us. >> woodruff: and in houston, texas, they sent ballplayers scrambling for cover. the scares come after high temperatures are being blamed for at least 46 deaths and loss of power for close to a million people last week. for over 11 consecutive days, temperatures exceeded 100 degrees across muc
. >> woodruff: the past 12 months are the warmest ever recorded in the united states since record keeping began in 1895. that word comes as a new report from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration today says climate change, including human factors, has increased the odds of extreme weather. ( sirens ) the severe storms that finally broke the deadly heat wave in the united states blew in with their own set of dangers this week. in greensboro, north carolina, residents are...
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but if they're not resumed in a short order the united states is going to move ahead with talks and the iranians are basically left to react to an entire situation which can cut off their oil income, cut them out of the oil markets in the long run and i think then there is a certain incentive for them to rock the boat. >> woodruff: and by rock the boat, just briefly, do you think the conflict at the strait of hormuz is where they would first lash out if the pressure were too intense? >> well, just threatening to close the straits of hormuz can keep escalating oil price and have an impact on european and american economies but they could try to cause trouble using hazard in lebanon, in iraq, in afghanistan and as they have threatened outside of the region. i think we're at a point where iran has made a decision that the best way to deal with western pressure is by showing the very tough uncompromising threatening face. and that's a very risky maneuver. at some point the iranians may feel compelled to actually act on those threats. >> warner: dennis ross, clearly the administration was wo
but if they're not resumed in a short order the united states is going to move ahead with talks and the iranians are basically left to react to an entire situation which can cut off their oil income, cut them out of the oil markets in the long run and i think then there is a certain incentive for them to rock the boat. >> woodruff: and by rock the boat, just briefly, do you think the conflict at the strait of hormuz is where they would first lash out if the pressure were too intense?...
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and the lack of enthusiasm for the united states continuing to fight and die there. the stablity is that is not exactly unconditional surren dur. we want to leave stablity in our wake. i don't think it's a rally cry or a defining mission that americans are going to support at this point. >> the campaign, david, where does it stand mitt romney we thought he had a shot in mississippi and alabama rick san torricksantorum one. newt begi gingrich is still in e race where are are we. from one qa quagmire to another. we are nearly halfway done the campaign. it will go on. i don't think that romney is not going to get the nomination. i think he will get the nomination. if you look at the delegate mass. he is way ahead. and he is likely to stay ahead. will he get enough delegates to clear the nomination. i think he will be close. i say that because what has happened in campaign after campaign or state after state is purely the battle of demographics. up-scale voters and middle scale voters going for romney. and down scale and rural voters go for sanatorium. henry olsen points
and the lack of enthusiasm for the united states continuing to fight and die there. the stablity is that is not exactly unconditional surren dur. we want to leave stablity in our wake. i don't think it's a rally cry or a defining mission that americans are going to support at this point. >> the campaign, david, where does it stand mitt romney we thought he had a shot in mississippi and alabama rick san torricksantorum one. newt begi gingrich is still in e race where are are we. from one...
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. >> this the united states senate. mark shields an david brooks >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. >> woodruff: and ray suarez previews another political match to watch, thousands of miles south in venezuela, where long- time leader hugo chavez faces a young challenger. >> the election marks a watershed moment for the world's second largest oil producing nation. and a critical supplier of crude oil to the u.s. its number one customer. >> woodruff: that's all ahead tonighs nehour >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: carnegie corp >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made posble by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: more jobs, less unemployment. the september numbers offered the latest look into the u.s. economy, and the latest fuel for the fight over economic policy in the presidential campaign. it was the kind of news
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and the destruction of the unit states. they believe that its existence is an affront and runs counter to islamic values. >> that's why these local jihads cannot be allowed, cannot be ignored. we should learn this lesson from what happened after the soviets left afghanistan, turn mood a calderon of infighting where we thought well let's leave it to them to work it out it was a mistake. and it came back to haunt us on 9/11, 11 years ago. >> rose: go ahead. >> we still think bobby that we can return afghanistan to what it was in the 70s and 80s that the u.s. can withdraw and go home and forget about it that is really the basis of the strategy today. >> that is a delusion. >> rose: thank you so much. it is always good to you have wherever i am, thank you. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: bobby ghosh, the agents of outrage, an embassy attack, diplomats murdered, the new calculus of violence against america. here is the last paragraph. the new normal isn't as perilous as in pakistan but as the dem october cease of the middle east
and the destruction of the unit states. they believe that its existence is an affront and runs counter to islamic values. >> that's why these local jihads cannot be allowed, cannot be ignored. we should learn this lesson from what happened after the soviets left afghanistan, turn mood a calderon of infighting where we thought well let's leave it to them to work it out it was a mistake. and it came back to haunt us on 9/11, 11 years ago. >> rose: go ahead. >> we still think...
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is the united states' greatest trading partner. a quarter of all u.s. exports go to the e.u. and so if the e.u. slips into recession, it stops buying goods. the u.s. is going to have a very hard time boosting its own economic growth. >> brown: margaret warner in brussels, thanks so much. >> warner: thanks, jeff. >> ifill: the man who turned global health and population numbers into an internet sensation. ray suarez has that story. >> suarez: amid the glitter of a black-tie fund-raiser in new york city, a downright unglittery guest made his way into the room. dr. hans rosling, a swedish global health professor was given a humanitarian award at the annual action against hunger gala and was the night's star attraction. >> tonight you'll hear from one of the world's most inspired thinkers. ladies and gentlemen, will you join me in giving hans rosling a very warm welcome. ( applause ) >> suarez: over the last five years, this unassuming professor has collected millions of fans around the world with a usually unglitzy topic: statistics. >> 1,000 dollar, 10,000 dollar, 100,000 dolla
is the united states' greatest trading partner. a quarter of all u.s. exports go to the e.u. and so if the e.u. slips into recession, it stops buying goods. the u.s. is going to have a very hard time boosting its own economic growth. >> brown: margaret warner in brussels, thanks so much. >> warner: thanks, jeff. >> ifill: the man who turned global health and population numbers into an internet sensation. ray suarez has that story. >> suarez: amid the glitter of a...